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1 Racing career  



1.1  Two year old season  





1.2  Three year old season  





1.3  Four year old season  







2 See also  





3 References  














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Poetic Prince
SireYeats (USA)
GrandsireNijinsky II (Canada)
DamFinisterre (Aust)
DamsireBiscay (Aust)
SexGelding
Foaled1984
ColourBay
TrainerJohn Wheeler
Record36: 16-8-3
Earnings$3,476,499

Poetic Prince, known in Australia as Our Poetic Prince, was an Australian bred[1] and New Zealand trained race-horse that was a top performer at Group 1 level.[2]

Racing career[edit]

Poetic Prince was trained by John Wheeler at New Plymouth.[3]

Two year old season[edit]

After a third in his debut race at Ellerslie Racecourse on 18 April 1987 he won his next three races, at Trentham Racecourse and Foxton over 1200m ridden by David Walsh and then Wairarapa (1400m) with Garry Phillips.

He was then taken to Eagle Farm where he raced once, a sixth placing in the Castlemaine Stakes (1600m) on a heavy track behind Flotilla and Hunter.

Three year old season[edit]

Starting his season in New Zealand he won another four races in a row including a Group 3 1200m at Waikato from Weston Lea and Young Indian.

Returning to Australia he performed at the very top level with the following:[4]

Third up after a spell Noel Harris rode Poetic Prince to a win in the Otaki-Maori Weight for Age over 1600m from Westminster and Courier Bay.

Another visit to Brisbane for four races included two second places, including the Queensland Guineas (1600m) behind Planet Ruler.

Four year old season[edit]

With Noel Harris aboard he won two 1400m weight-for-age races at Waikato and Hawkes Bay and then went to Moonee Valley to claim the 1988 Feehan Stakes (1600M) beating Flotilla, followed by a second in the Caulfield Stakes (2000m) behind Sky Chase.

His next race was his most significant victory, the 1988 Cox Plate where he beat the two kiwi champions, Horlicks and Bonecrusher.

Subsequent performances included the following:[6][7]

His final race was a sixth in the P.J. O'Shea Stakes behind Card Shark and Tawrrific on 3 June 1989.

He was the New Zealand Horse of the Year for the 1988/89 season.[8]

After his racing career he stood as a stallion at stud but was not as successful as he was on the track.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Poetic Prince Horse Pedigree". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  • ^ "Poetic Prince (AUS) 1984 / Breeding". Loveracing.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  • ^ "Wheels to keep on turning for New Plymouth trainer John Wheeler". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  • ^ New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1988 (17th edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • ^ "Wheels of fortune". Stuff.co.nz. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  • ^ New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1989 (18th edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • ^ "Poetic Prince (AUS) 1984 / Breeding". Loveracing.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  • ^ "New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association | NZ HORSE OF THE YEAR". Nzthoroughbred.co.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  • ^ Eddy, Andrew. "Prince's fortunes turn in Feehan". Racing.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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